The women's field hockey at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou from 13 November to 24 November 2010 at the Aoti Hockey Field.

China won the tournament for the third time after defeating South Korea 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw.

The following umpires were appointed by the FIH and AHF to officiate the tournament: All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

There were 124 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.